Murder in Nkangala
SAPS recorded 355 murder cases across 22 Nkangala precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 7.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 34% of Mpumalanga's 1,053 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 90 murder cases, up 18.4% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Nkangala murder trend
Murder by precinct in Nkangala
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 23 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Nkangala precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Kwamhlanga | 68 | +3% |
| Witbank | 44 | -20% |
| Vosman | 43 | -31.7% |
| Kwaggafontein | 26 | +62.5% |
| Kriel | 24 | +84.6% |
| Siyabuswa | 24 | +84.6% |
| Mhluzi | 23 | +21.1% |
| Delmas | 19 | +5.6% |
| Middelburg Mpumalang | 17 | -32% |
| Tweefontein | 11 | -35.3% |
| Belfast | 10 | 0% |
| Vaalbank | 9 | 0% |
| Mmametlake | 8 | +60% |
| Phola | 8 | -38.5% |
| Verena | 6 | 0% |
| Ogies | 4 | -20% |
| Hendrina | 3 | -66.7% |
| Machadodorp | 3 | +50% |
| Sundra | 2 | -75% |
| Blinkpan | 1 | -66.7% |
| Dullstroom | 1 | 0% |
| Laersdrift | 1 | -75% |
| Waterval Boven | 0 | -100% |